-21 writing. The correctional officer's status was particularly questioned by the inmates. As long as this uncertainty continues, feelings of anxiety and discontent will probably be verbalized by the interviewees; 5) For a few of the inmates, a positive adjustment cannot be anticipated with any confidence. The men expect difficulties, and they are likely to define new events as "trouble" in accordance with their expectations. Despite the almost minimal supervision at the Youth Center, many of the detrimental experiences that occur in most correctional institutions do not seem to occur at the Center. Furthermore, much of the observed negativism and depression exhibited by inmates is apparently situational. It will probably ameliorate, at least in part, as the men become involved in their goal-directed programs. Finally, the researchers were impressed by the difficulty involved in acquiring dependable information about the problems encountered by the inmates. Like the proverbial iceberg, the bulk of significant inmate experiences were not immediately evident, at least not in the first two of the several projected interviews. This implies that time will be required to comprehend the real effects of the Center on its wards, and even more time will be required to define and strengthen the rehabilitative elements of the Center program. Publication John D. Spevacek and Stuart Adams, Impact of the Youth Center on First Termers, pp. 26, February 1969 -22 11) POST-RELEASE PERFORMANCE OF 432 REFORMATORY RELEASEES Purpose and Method A group of 432 releasees from the D.C. Reformatory were traced through the records of the D.C. Jail, Parole Division, and correctional institutions to ascertain their status at the end of 36 months after release. The cohort of 432 releasees was divided into Cohort 1, released during January-June 1965, and Cohort 2, released during July-December 1965. Follow-up data were collected to permit construction of performance curves that showed statuses at six-month intervals over the follow-up period. Performance was measured in terms of bookings into the D.C. Jail, bookings and dismissals, fines and dismissals, sentences to 1-30 days, to 30-90 days, 90-360 days, and to 360 or more days. Findings The performance curves showed that at 36 months about 44 percent of the releasees had been booked back into the D.C. Jail. Of the total cohort, about 4 percent were booked and dismissed, 2 percent were sentenced to 29 days or less, 2 percent to between 30 and 89 days, 11 percent to between 90 and 359 days, and 14 percent to 360 days or more. Publication Stuart Adams, Wanda S. Heaton and John Spevacek, Post-Release Performance of 432 Reformatory Releasees, pp. 24, February 1969 12) NARCOTIC-INVOLVED INMATES IN THE Purpose and Method Three sets of data relating to the incidence of narcotic-involved offenders in the inmate |